EduTek (eduerate) alternative: an honest comparison
EduTek costs less to start and has award history. We send the open bids in your 60-mile radius every Monday, with what each school reported last time where USAC has it.
Public USAC records. Every line links to its source. Not affiliated with USAC or the FCC.
EduTek and erateradar side by side
EduTek quotes are from its own pages, read November 6, 2026. Both tools read the same public USAC records.
| Topic | EduTek | erateradar |
|---|---|---|
| Price |
| $149/mo per 60-mile territory, or $1,490/yr. Founding price $99/mo for the first 20 customers. 14-day free trial, no card. pricing |
| Area | “Nationwide 470 lead data — search by state when you need to focus.” The pricing page also says: “Pick your tier, pick your states, and pay.” pricing page | A 60-mile radius around your office ZIP. It crosses state lines. |
| How new 470s reach you | “Email alerts when new 470s match your profile.” Its features page adds: “Get every 470 in your service area, every morning, in your inbox.” pricing page · features page | One list every Monday: an email with up to 20 bids, the same list on the web, and a CSV. |
| The buyer’s last result | A separate search: “Search every 471 award and FRN by SPIN.” Its pages don’t say the buyer’s last bid count is shown on each 470. features page | On each open bid that has a usable last request: bids the school reported, provider it chose, pre-discount cost, USAC status, each linked to its USAC row. |
| Team pipeline | Pro: “Save 470s as deals + kanban pipeline with stage tracking.” pricing page | None. Export the CSV into the tool you already use. |
| Market reports | “Win rates by state. Average commitment sizes by service type. Year-over-year trends.” Elite adds a “Quarterly market intelligence report”. features page · pricing page | None beyond the dated numbers on this site. |
| Your own SPIN profile | Basic: “Claim & verify your SPIN profile + download tier badge artwork.” pricing page | None. |
What EduTek does well
- Lower entry price. EduTek starts from $85/mo, below our list price.
- Award research. “Search every 471 award and FRN by SPIN. See exactly who won what, where, for how much, and at what discount rate.”
- Alerts as 470s are filed that match your profile, nationwide, with saved searches “by state, service category, and dollar threshold”.
- Team tools. Pro adds a deal pipeline for a sales team; Elite adds unlimited users and a quarterly market report.
What erateradar adds
- The last result in the row. Where USAC has a usable last request: bids the school reported, the provider it chose, the pre-discount cost and USAC status, each linked to its USAC record.
- A radius, not states. 60 miles around your office, across state lines.
- One list on Monday instead of a stream of alerts to sort.
- The real signing date. The allowable contract date as USAC lists it, and bids closed by a passed mandatory site visit left out. Why that matters.
When EduTek or FRNHQ is the better pick
- You sell in many states or nationwide. A 60-mile radius is the wrong shape for you. EduTek covers 470s nationwide; FRNHQ Scout is $199/mo (3 seats, all states) on its pricing page (read November 7, 2026).
- You need to know the day a 470 is filed. Both send alerts or a daily feed; we send a weekly list.
- You run a sales team with a pipeline. EduTek Pro is built for that; we are a list, not a CRM.
- You research line items or competitors’ awards. FRNHQ lists Item 21 line items; EduTek searches every 471 award by SPIN.
- You bid on internet access or WAN (Category 1). We list Category 2 network bids only.
If none of those is you, and you sell network work within driving distance, type your ZIP at the top of this page and compare this week’s list with what you get today.
Questions
Is erateradar cheaper than EduTek?
No. EduTek’s pricing page lists Basic at “$850 per year or $85/mo, billed monthly”. erateradar is $149/mo per 60-mile territory, or $99/mo at the founding price for the first 20 customers. The difference buys the buyer’s last result on the open bids in your radius (where USAC has one), in one Monday list.
Does erateradar have award history like EduTek?
Only the buyer’s last request of the same kind, shown on each open bid that has one on file. There is no search of every award by SPIN. If you research competitors’ awards, EduTek does that.
Is EduTek priced per state?
Its pricing page says “Pick your tier, pick your states, and pay.” and its Basic plan lists “Nationwide 470 lead data — search by state when you need to focus.” The page does not say whether the price changes with the number of states.
Can I use both?
Yes. Both build on USAC’s public E-rate records. Some shops may want nationwide alerts from one and a weekly local list with last-time context from the other.
Can I see erateradar’s list before deciding?
Yes. Type your office ZIP at the top of this page to see the open bids near you, no account needed. The trial is 14 days and needs no card.
Sources
- EduTek (eduerate.com): eduerate.com/pricing/service-providers (read November 6, 2026)
- EduTek (eduerate.com): eduerate.com/features/service-providers (read November 6, 2026)
- FRNHQ: frnhq.com/pricing (read November 7, 2026)
- FRNHQ: frnhq.com/form-470-alerts (read November 7, 2026)
- USAC Form 470 Basic Information (jp7a-89nd) (USAC data of November 7, 2026)
- USAC Form 471 FRN Status (qdmp-ygft) (USAC data of November 7, 2026)
- USAC Service Provider Information (xcy2-bdid) (USAC data of November 7, 2026)
Counts and amounts on this page are computed from public USAC records by our own pipeline and refreshed with each build; each number’s method is in its tooltip. Vendor prices are quoted as each vendor publishes them, with the date we read the page. Where the data comes from.